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  • Emerg Infect Dis Parotitis-Like Symptoms Associated With COVID-19, France, March-April 2020


    Emerg Infect Dis


    . 2020 Jun 3;26(9).
    doi: 10.3201/eid2609.202059. Online ahead of print.
    Parotitis-Like Symptoms Associated With COVID-19, France, March-April 2020

    Jerome R Lechien, Annaelle Chetrit, Younes Chekkoury-Idrissi, Lea Distinguin, Marta Circiu, Sven Saussez, Najete Berradja, Myriam Edjlali, Stephane Hans, Robert Carlier

    Abstract

    We report the clinical features of 3 patients in France who had parotitis (inflammation of the parotid salivary glands) as a clinical manifestation of confirmed coronavirus disease. Results from magnetic resonance imaging support the occurrence of intraparotid lymphadenitis, leading to a parotitis-like clinical picture.

    Keywords: COVID-19; France; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; neck; node; parotid; parotitis; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
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